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Effect of school category on adjustment of re-admitted teenage mothers in secondary schools
(scientific route, 2022)The study examined the adjustment of re-admitted teenage mothers on the bases of school categories in selected secondary schools in Kenya. -
An international perspective on parenting and family influences on adolescents and young adults.
(American Psychological Association, 2022)Parents and their adolescent and young adult offspring observe and participate in parent–offspring interactions in their communities and hold expectations about their own relationships derived in part from culturally shaped ... -
Positive Youth Development: Parental Warmth, Values, and Prosocial Behavior in 11 Cultural Groups
(NIH Public Access, 2021)The current cross-cultural study aimed to extend research on parenting and children’s prosocial behavior by examining relations among parental warmth, values related to family obligations (i.e., children’s support to and ... -
Achieving the sustainable development goals: Evidence from the longitudinal Parenting Across Cultures Project
(Bristol University Press, 2021-02-24)This chapter uses evidence from the Parenting across Cultures (PAC) project to illustrate ways in which longitudinal data can help achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs; https://sustainabledevelopment. un. org/). ... -
Longitudinal trajectories of four domains of parenting in relation to adolescent age and puberty in nine countries
(Society for research in child development, 2021-07)Children, mothers, and fathers in 12 ethnic and regional groups in nine countries (N = 1,338 families) were interviewed annually for 8 years (Mage child = 8–16 years) to model four domains of parenting as a function of ... -
Cross‐Cultural Associations of Four Parenting Behaviors With Child Flourishing: Examining Cultural Specificity and Commonality in Cultural Normativeness and Intergenerational …
(2021-11)Families from nine countries (N = 1,338) were interviewed annually seven times (Mage child = 7–15) to test specificity and commonality in parenting behaviors associated with child flourishing and moderation of associations ... -
Culture and social change in mothers’ and fathers’ individualism, collectivism and parenting attitudes
(MDPI, 2021-12-01)Cultures and families are not static over time but evolve in response to social transformations, such as changing gender roles, urbanization, globalization, and technology uptake. Historically, individualism and collectivism ... -
Pre-pandemic psychological and behavioral predictors of responses to the COVID-19 pandemic in nine countries
(Cambridge University Press, 2021-12-13)Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, adolescents (N = 1,330; Mages = 15 and 16; 50% female), mothers, and fathers from nine countries (China, Colombia, Italy, Jordan, Kenya, Philippines, Sweden, Thailand, United States) reported ... -
Dyadic coping, parental warmth, and adolescent externalizing behavior in four countries
(SAGE Publications, 2022-01)This study examined parental warmth as a mediator of relations between mothers’ and fathers’ perceptions of dyadic coping and adolescent externalizing outcomes. Data from 472 adolescents, mothers, and fathers were collected ... -
‘Mixed Blessings’: Parental Religiousness, Parenting, and Child Adjustment in Global Perspective
(Routledge, 2022)Background: Most studies of the effects of parental religiousness on parenting and child development focus on a particular religion or cultural group, which limits generalizations that can be made about the effects of ... -
The Intergenerational Transmission of Maladaptive Parenting and its Impact on Child Mental Health: Examining Cross-Cultural Mediating Pathways and Moderating Protective Factors
(Springer US, 2022-01-05)Using a sample of 1338 families from 12 cultural groups in 9 nations, we examined whether retrospectively remembered Generation 1 (G1) parent rejecting behaviors were passed to Generation 2 (G2 parents), whether such ... -
Adolescent Positivity and Future Orientation, Parental Psychological Control, and Young Adult Internalising Behaviours during COVID-19 in Nine Countries
(MDPI, 2022-02-14)The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted many young adults’ lives educationally, economically, and personally. This study investigated associations between COVID-19-related disruption and perception of increases in internalising ... -
Compliance with Health Recommendations and Vaccine Hesitancy During the COVID Pandemic in Nine Countries
(Springer US, 2022)Longitudinal data from the Parenting Across Cultures study of children, mothers, and fathers in 12 cultural groups in nine countries (China, Colombia, Italy, Jordan, Kenya, the Philippines, Sweden, Thailand, and the USA; ... -
The Intergenerational Transmission of Maladaptive Parenting and its Impact on Child Mental Health: Examining Cross-Cultural Mediating Pathways and Moderating Protective Factors
(Springer US, 2022)Using a sample of 1338 families from 12 cultural groups in 9 nations, we examined whether retrospectively remembered Generation 1 (G1) parent rejecting behaviors were passed to Generation 2 (G2 parents), whether such ... -
Adolescent Positivity and Future Orientation, Parental Psychological Control, and Young Adult Internalising Behaviours during COVID-19 in Nine Countries
(Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2022)The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted many young adults’ lives educationally, economically, and personally. This study investigated associations between COVID-19-related disruption and perception of increases in internalising ... -
International Collaboration in the Study of Positive Youth Development
(Springer, 2021)The goal of this chapter is to describe how international collaborative research can contribute to understanding of Positive Youth Development (PYD). Throughout the chapter, we draw on examples from the Parenting Across ... -
Parental and special education teachers’ influence on psychological adjustment of pupils with learning disabilities in inclusive primary schools in Kenya
(Academic JournalsAcademic Journals, 2021)Learning disabilities (LDs) encompass a very extensive range of academic problems which can give rise to social and psychological problems. Apart from experiencing academic problems, pupils with LDs experience strong ... -
Differences in School-readiness among Pre-school Children in Rural and Urban areas of Kisumu County, Kenya
(ResearchGate, 2021)This study compared primary school preparedness of urban and rural preschool children in Kisumu county, Kenya. Children were assessed on their level of learning and development in the following domains: pre-academic ... -
Effects of Parental Warmth and Behavioral Control on Adolescent Externalizing and Internalizing Trajectories Across Cultures
(Wiley, 2020)We investigated the effects of parental warmth and behavioral control on externalizing and internalizing symptom tra jectories from ages 8 to 14 in 1,298 adolescents from 12 cultural groups. We did not find that single ... -
Relationship between Attitude Towards Guidance and Counseling Programme and Adjustment of Re-admitted Teenage Mothers in Kenyan Secondary Schools
(Academic Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies, 2017)Teenage motherhood is a worldwide problem with 36.4 million girls giving birth before the age of 18 years in developing world. The present study investigated the relationship between attitude towards guidance and counseling ...
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